The aim of the Liverpool Events Calendar is to give a one-stop resource of all the activities taking part in Liverpool that is of interest to Eurovision fans attending the Contest this year.
Not every event taking place in Liverpool is listed – this year’s Contest has too many things go on for that – and if an event has an explicit non-Eurovision connection (i.e. an art exhibition at EuroFestival) we don’t include that here. The events we list are either:
Beyond this page we recommend viewing:
If you have more things that you would like to add to the Events Calendar please contact Ben Robertson via ben@escinsight.com
We will update the Events Calendar the weekend before Eurovision when more events and details are published!
Professional Liverpool and Taylor Wessing are collaborating to bring our members a Eurovision event to celebrate a historic moment in time for our city and discuss how we capitalise on the legacy the opportunity will afford.
Free entry but one must pre-register via this link.
At 18:00 The Busker from Malta will attend the LUSH Liverpool Lounge for an interview, Q&A and then a performance and mingle with the crowd.
Free entry
Blanka representing Poland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be meeting fans at Wiwibloggs’ lounge at LUSH Liverpool from 13:00
Free entry
All accredited press for Eurovision as well as card holding OGAE members can attend the Meet and Greets at EuroClub.
Wednesday’s schedule has the following acts.
13:00: Denmark, Romania, Estonia, Slovenia
14:00 Cyprus
15:00: Greece, Georgia, Australia
A busy day for the Wiwibloggs team with six acts confirmed.
Voyager 11:00, Wild Youth 12:00, Piqued Jacks 13:00, Dilja 14:00, Iru 15:00, Victor Vernicos 16:00
Free entry
Live music, performance, workshops and fashion inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest will all be on show at an evening at Tate Liverpool.
At 18:00 tickets will be distributed for a discussion called “The Importance of Eurovision” inlcuing Dr. Toni Sant from Malta, educator Lisa Shaw and Dr. Paul Jordan.
Free entry
All accredited press for Eurovision as well as card holding OGAE members can attend the Meet and Greets at EuroClub.
Thursday’s schedule has the following acts.
1230: Norway, Malta, Serbia, Latvia
1330: Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, Azerbaijan
1430: Croatia, Finland
Eurovision Village will be open from 17:00 to 23:00 with a performance from Kalush Orchestra and then following by a Liverpool/Ukrainian musical collaboration
Free to enter
The opening night of EuroClub features the ABBA Revival Tribute Band!
Tickets are available for a cost of £22.25 on this link
Mimicat from Portugal meets the Wiwibloggs team and her fans at 17:00.
Free entry
All accredited press for Eurovision as well as card holding OGAE members can attend the Meet and Greets at EuroClub.
Friday’s schedule has the following acts.
1415: Germany
1445: Spain
Follow the BBC’s live coverage of the King’s Coronation before a range of Eurovision acts are welcomed to the stage including Voyager, Andrew Lambrou, The Busker, Remo Forrer and Mimicat
Open until 23:00 and free to enter.
Reigning champions Kalush Orchestra are on stage here as well as some of your favourite Eurovision DJs
Tickets still available costing £22.25 via this link
Another big day of artists meet and greets with the following making an appearance at the LUSH lounge.
Sudden Lights 11:00, Pasha Parfeni 12:00, Monika Linkyte 13:00, Joker Out 17:00, Alessandra 18:00, Remo Forrer 18:00
Free entry
A kids and families day at Eurovision Village with favourites from CBBC and Cbeebies as well as emerging local artists as presented by LIMF Academy.
Freya Skye, public vote winner of Junior Eurovision 2022, will also perform
Free to enter
2019 Televote winners KEiiNO will be on stage alongside fellow 2019 entrant Michael Rice and Nanne Grönwall of Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame recognition (and a lesser known UK National Final entry!)
Last few tickets available costing £22.25 via this link
A concert featuring huge local names as well as previous Eurovision winners following the glitz and glamour of the Turquoise Carpet
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Lightning Seeds, Atomic Kitten, The Real Thing, Jamala, Conchita Wurst, Shirley Ballas, Ricky Tomlinson, The Vivienne
Tickets available for £2 here (players must show they are National Lottery players on entry)
On Sunday afternoon the 37 acts will go down the Turquoise Carpet on their way to the Opening Ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Some Eurovision fans have been given access to the event through a ballot run by OGAE.
The first time the public can assess the Eurovision Song Contest inside the Liverpool Arena
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
Acts from BBC Introducing as well as Ukrainian talent including Go_A (Eurovision 2021) and Jerry Heil (Vidbir 2023) amongst the best of modern Ukrainian music attending.
Open until 23:00 and free to enter.
Joker Out from Slovenia join legendary UK Eurovision acts from yesterday, Lindsay Dracass and Samantha Womack (2001 and 1991 respectively) on the EuroClub stage.
Last few tickets still available, they can be purchased for £22.25 via this link.
The opening night of the EuroFansClub welcomes performances from The Roop from Lithuania, James Newman from the United Kingdom and Zoe from Austria.
Wiwibloggs are bringing more artists for meet and greets during Eurovision week, this time it is Alika from Estonia (13:00) Gustaph from Belgium (14:00) and TVORCHI representing Ukraine (16:00)
Free entry
EuroJam’s opening night features DQ (Denmark 2007) on stage alongside local drag shows from the Merseyside region.
This is the first of two Eurovision karaoke early evenings organised by OGAE Iceland.
Free entry!
The Didsbury String Quartet will be performing a Eurovision concert in the exhibition space at the Museum of Liverpool.
Free entry!
The final rehearsal for the 1st Semi Final
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
The first live show of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
The English National Opera will be joined by former Eurovision contestants Ruslana and Sonia as well as tenor Russell Watson to perform some of Eurovision’s greatest hits before a live screening of Semi Final One.
Gustaph, Victor Vernicos and Joker Out will also perform.
Free entry
Guests are warmed up by the ‘Over The Water Show Choir’ before watching Semi Final One with other Eurovision fans.
Tickets available here at a cost from £13.45.
This EuroClub night features former Eurovision winner Linda Martin alongside the UK’s SuRie and Moldova’s Sunstroke Project.
SOLD OUT but a waiting list exists.
Attend the first day of the Eurovision Academic Conference “EUROVISIONS”, featuring discussions about all the submissions for the annual Science Slam, speeches by British and Ukrainian researchers as well as a roundtable discussion about the future of Eurovision studies.
Full programme here, free to enter.
In a night dedicated to the Nordic and Baltic nations of Europe listen to two famous Danish Eurovision acts, Emmelie de Forest and Rasmussen.
German representatives Lord of the Lost will be performing at Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club for an acoustic breakfast concert.
Start time is 10:00. Free entry but no reserved tickets (max. capacity 300)
One can watch the Semi Final of Eurovision here before dancing the night away to an evening themed around last year’s Eurovision winner, Ukraine.
A night of Europop, Eurodance, S.A.W, Schlager and Eurovision anthems with its star guest Nicki French.
Blanca Paloma from Spain will be with the Wiwibloggs team from 14:00.
The Danish acts of yesterday, Emmelie de Forest and Rasmussen, arrive at 17:00, with this year’s representative Reiley coming down at 17:30.
William Lee Adams discusses his book Wild Dances at 15:00
Eurovision fans wanting to meet up with other fans can come to this solo meet up upstairs at EuroCafe.
Free entry
At the OGAE run EuroCafe there will be a quiz held in the downstairs section from 1530 to 1630.
Free entry!
The first public performance of the acts in Semi Final 2
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
The National Lottery and Music Venues Trust will organise an evening of break out stars and music icons, including Girls Don’t Sync, The Lightning Seeds and Miles Kane.
Eurovision artists performing include Marco Mengoni, Käärijä, Alessandra and TuranTuralX, who are also bringing along 2011 winner Eldar Gasimov.
Free to enter, closing at 23:00
Featuring Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, Fredrik Omar and Selma from Iceland and Ukraine’s Tina Karol on stage.
SOLD OUT but a waiting list exists.
Featuring a conversation about representation at Eurovision (including Blanca Paloma from Spain), a roundtable about hosting Eurovision in a different country and concluding remarks from Stephen Davismoon about Unity and Sanctuary Through Song.
Free to enter, more info on this link.
The annual WiwiJam, where the team from Wiwibloggs brings us as many current and former Eurovision acts as they can muster, takes place at EuroFansClub this evening.
SOLD OUT currently, link here.
On the Vision Fest evening be entertained by Dschinghis Khan (Germany 1979) as well as dancing to your Eurovision favourites.
The duo we can now publicly confirm are Ben Adams and Gaute Ormåson, Norway’s Eurovision act from 2022 in Turin, will be performing in a concert in Liverpool on this night.
Get ready for a music event like no other, as St George’s Hall Charitable Trust team up with organist, Lee Ward, to present the best of Eurovision as never heard before… On the 7,737 piped Willis Organ of St George’s Hall!
Tickets are £19.80 per person and include a glass of fizz* or soft drink on arrival.
The two authors discuss their new books, Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World’s Greatest Song Contest and Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision.
Tickets available for £5.00 (£4.00 for Waterstones cardholders)
The second night of karaoke with OGAE Iceland running from 17:00 to 19:00 UK time.
Free entry
JÚRÓDAÐI 2023
Daði Freyr will be playing an intimate and exclusive gig at Jimmy’s Liverpool,
performing both classic and current songs of the Eurovision Song Contest
Tickets available from Thursday May 4th from £28.90 via this link.
The final rehearsal for acts taking part in the Second Semi Final
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
The live broadcast of Semi Final Two
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
Before Semi Final Two is broadcast 2016 winner Jamala will perform with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in an extraordinary musical moment.
Also on stage is KRUTЬ, 2nd place in Vidbir this year as well as Luke Black and Let 3
Free to enter
Guests are warmed up by the ‘Over The Water Show Choir’ before watching Semi Final One with other Eurovision fans.
Tickets available here at a cost from £13.45.
After the Second Semi Final dance the night away with Jedward, Nicki French and Ukrainian artist MELOVIN on stage at EuroClub.
SOLD OUT but a waiting list exists.
If you want to discuss the Eurovision odds while in Liverpool come and hang out with the BetEurovision team during happy hour at the Long Shot Bar.
Free to enter, more information on this link.
Come and join Rob & James from the EuroTrip Podcast and some of their favourite podcast friends for a fun afternoon of board games and the chance to hear them discuss all things Eurovision 2023.
SOLD OUT but a waiting list exists.
On Euro Queens night there will be stunning performances by Kate Ryan, Anxhela Peristeri and Rosa Lopez.
SOLD OUT, link here if more come available.
A night celebrating the best of Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring their most famous Sammarinese participant, Serhat.
Moderated by Dean Vuletic, the author of a book on the history of Eurovision (‘Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest’), A panel includes Claudette Buttigieg (Maltese national parliamentarian and Eurovision contestant), Martin Österdahl (Eurovision’s executive supervisor), and Sarah Sands (Chair of the British Council).
Free sign up available via this link, and the event also includes a free networking lunch.
A second meet up for travelling Eurovision fans to meet fellow Eurovision fans
Upstairs at EuroCafe
Free entry.
The first public run-through of the Eurovision Grand Final
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
TikTok will be organising Eurovision Legends to take over the stage before performances by Sophie Ellis Bextor, Fleur East and Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon
Free to enter
Camp and Furnace parties hard the night before the Grand Final with Charlotte Perrelli, Eurovision winner in 1999 on stage alongside Liverpool’s own Jemini, the UK act from 2003.
SOLD OUT but a waiting list exists.
A night featuring acts from some of the smallest nations in Europe, with Destiny, Susanne Georgi and Valentina Monetta performing for Eurovision fans.
SOLD OUT, link here if more tickets become available.
In collaboration with Eurovoix this evening will be dedicated to bringing in as many of your National Final favourites from this year’s Contest as possible.
Both Katrina (from the Waves) and The Fizz (of formerly Bucks Fizz) will be on stage between the Bingo games here on the special Friday night party.
Tickets currently SOLD OUT, check this link for future availability.
A special night for Eurovision fans with a huge outdoor concert with Linda Martin, Lindsay Dracass and more Eurovision acts to be added.
Nicky Stevens, one quarter of Brotherhood of Man and the only Welsh winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, discusses her career at the British Music Experience.
Tickets to the event are £17 and give access to the museum for one year.
Eurovision fans who wish to play football with each other are welcome Friday lunchtime to the FireFit Hub, roughly 15 minutes walk from EuroClub, for a friendly kickabout on a 7-a-side 3G pitch.
Cost of £5 per person for pitch hire, fill in this form if you wish to attend.
The very last practice run for all the artists at Eurovision 2023
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2023? Attending this and you will find out first!
SOLD OUT, but any returned tickets will be on sale here
Katrina (yes, of the Waves), Jedward, Brooke and The Vengaboys will entertain the crowd at Eurovision Village before the Grand Final is streamed to the 25,000 attendees.
Ticketed event with tickets available here: £15
Party away your Eurovision memories as the Song Contest comes to a close at the last night of EuroClub.
SOLD OUT but a waiting list exists.
Katrina (from the Waves) is the headline act for this Eurovision after party.
SOLD OUT but link here if more become available.
Watch the Grand Final here and dance the night away until 04:00 here at EuroJam